CU & BOULDER’S BEST // SHOPPING & RETAIL
BEST HAIR SALON & BEST INDEPENDENT BUSINESS
Pompadours
1320 Pearl St., Ste. 200, Boulder, 303.938.8015, pompadours.com
This is the thirteenth year that Pompadours has been named Boulder Best Hair Salon. Located on the historic Pearl Street Mall between 13th and 14th Streets, the staff returns the love CU students and Boulder residents have for Pompadours. Manager Jessica Wilkerson said, “We are so grateful. We have been CU’s trusted neighbor for 28 years. We are selective on our talented and creative stylists and we offer continued education to keep improving our skills. We have fresh talent this year and are keeping up with the most current trends while creating new ones. Our service list is constantly evolving!”Jessica added, “We are so appreciative of every guest who enters our doors and we promise they’ll leave feeling better than they’ve felt in years. We value their loyalty and do our best to meet their needs. We have many clients who have been coming here since day one, almost 30 years ago! Many of our guests are more like family and friends of ours.” Runner Up Best Hair Salon: Salon Liquid 1100 Spruce St., Boulder, 303.444.4446, hairsalonliquid.com Runner Up Best Independent Business: Boulder Bookstore 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303.447.2074, boulderbookstore.net
BEST LINGERIE
Christina’s Luxuries
2425 Canyon Blvd., #100, Boulder, 303.443.2421, christinasluxuries.com
BEST HARDWARE STORE
McGuckin Hardware
2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303.443.1822, mcguckin.com
McGuckin Hardware was founded in 1955. The hardware store has over 150,000 items in 18 different departments spread across 60,000 square feet of ‘anything you can imagine.’ “We hope we were named ‘best’ because of our efforts in personalized customer service, advice and product selection. Our features, products and services have not changed much from the previous year, besides the constant influx of new items that we bring in to keep our stock fresh. We also try and host fun, hands-on Saturday activities, which we call ‘Shoppertainment.’ Otherwise, we’re just focusing on the tried and true model of ‘face-to-face interactions’ that built our business from the ground up,” says Steve Wilke, marketing communications. Wilke said, “We’re very grateful for and indebted to our wonderful customers for their continued support. We take pride in being Boulder’s favorite ‘everything’ store, and we cannot thank our customers enough!”
BEST JEWELRY STORE
Hurdle’s Jewelry
1402 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303.443.1084, hurdlesjewelry.com
Boulder’s oldest and longest standing jewelry store has been a family affair for over 70 years. Owner Keith Hurdle is the third generation to run the store and his daughter is following his footsteps as the fourth generation. He said, “We are involved in the community; we are a part of the city that got us to where we are today.” He believes the quality of service separates Hurdle’s from everybody else. “It’s so important for us to give people the proper experience from the minute they walk in the door. I employ people who have empathy, who listen to what people want, who figure out their perspective and help them get the right answers. We want
to engage people and help them with what they need. That’s true through every aspect of what we do. Even me – I’m always learning even after being here for 40 years. I appreciate everything people have done to make us Boulder Best,” Hurdle said. “They trust us and we do the best we can for them. We appreciate everyone who stepped forward to vote for us.” Runner Up: Art + Soul Gallery, 1615 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303.544.5803, artandsoulboulder.com
BEST LIQUOR STORE
Hazel’s Beverage World
1955 28th Street, Boulder, 303.447.1955, hazelsboulder.com
CU students and Boulder residents named Christina’s Luxuries as Boulder Best this year for the outstanding collection of lingerie, loungewear, sleepwear and swimwear with such high-end brand names as Simone Perele, Marie Jo, Cosabella. Barbara Wilson, owner and manager, said, “We have something for everybody and our customer service is second to none. Each woman who works here is a personal shopper all across the board. We are trained to fit bras from A to G cups; that’s our specialty, and we like to guarantee comfort and satisfaction.”Wilson said, “Boulder has been so good to us. We’d be nothing without our customers. It is fabulous to live and work in this town.”
Hazel’s puts a radically different spin on the liquor store. The locally owned store has over 12,000 selections with 76 cooler doors filled to the brim with macro and micro beers and everything in between. There is wide aisle after wide aisle of wines from around the world and a climate-controlled cellar. Hazel’s has spirits of every kind, from absinthe to tequila, from bourbon to vodka and Boulder’s best cigar humidor. “Hazel’s is a large store that’s fun to visit. It’s so easy to get lost in our aisles of product, which is why we staff great people in each department to help find a certain product and make recommendations,” says Hayley Kamke, director of marketing. “We offer a large assortment of glassware, games, bar accessories, and with the food section we’ve really rounded out what we offer our customer. We always want to thank our customers for making us a destination in Boulder. We hope they stop in to take advantage of our sales, in-store events, and the games and prizes we offer regularly to show our appreciation.”
Runner Up: MayBee’s by Fascinations 3135 28th St., Boulder, 303.442.7309, shopmaybe.com
Runner Up: Liquor Mart 1750 15th St., Boulder, 303.449.3374, liquormart.com
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